diff --git a/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10245-tests-1709311899662.md b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10245-tests-1709311899662.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..424d1453a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10245-tests-1709311899662.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Tests
+---
+
+Resolve OBJ Bucket create/delete E2E test flake ([#10245](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/10245))
diff --git a/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/objectStorage/object-storage.e2e.spec.ts b/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/objectStorage/object-storage.e2e.spec.ts
index 88d2b0c1e16..91dbbdbfaec 100644
--- a/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/objectStorage/object-storage.e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/objectStorage/object-storage.e2e.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'cypress-file-upload';
 import { createBucket } from '@linode/api-v4/lib/object-storage';
 import { objectStorageBucketFactory } from 'src/factories';
 import { authenticate } from 'support/api/authentication';
+import { interceptGetNetworkUtilization } from 'support/intercepts/account';
 import {
   interceptCreateBucket,
   interceptDeleteBucket,
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ describe('object storage end-to-end tests', () => {
     interceptGetBuckets().as('getBuckets');
     interceptCreateBucket().as('createBucket');
     interceptDeleteBucket(bucketLabel, bucketCluster).as('deleteBucket');
+    interceptGetNetworkUtilization().as('getNetworkUtilization');
 
     mockAppendFeatureFlags({
       objMultiCluster: makeFeatureFlagData(false),
@@ -127,9 +129,17 @@ describe('object storage end-to-end tests', () => {
     mockGetFeatureFlagClientstream().as('getClientStream');
 
     cy.visitWithLogin('/object-storage');
-    cy.wait(['@getFeatureFlags', '@getBuckets']);
+    cy.wait(['@getFeatureFlags', '@getBuckets', '@getNetworkUtilization']);
 
-    ui.button.findByTitle('Create Bucket').should('be.visible').click();
+    // Wait for loader to disappear, indicating that all buckets have been loaded.
+    // Mitigates test failures stemming from M3-7833.
+    cy.findByLabelText('Buckets').within(() => {
+      cy.findByLabelText('Content is loading').should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    ui.entityHeader.find().within(() => {
+      ui.button.findByTitle('Create Bucket').should('be.visible').click();
+    });
 
     ui.drawer
       .findByTitle('Create Bucket')
@@ -145,6 +155,7 @@ describe('object storage end-to-end tests', () => {
       });
 
     cy.wait(['@createBucket', '@getBuckets']);
+    ui.drawer.find().should('not.exist');
 
     // Confirm that bucket is created, initiate deletion.
     cy.findByText(bucketLabel)
diff --git a/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/account.ts b/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/account.ts
index 27838a71068..5d4fb4d5cd7 100644
--- a/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/account.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/cypress/support/intercepts/account.ts
@@ -610,3 +610,12 @@ export const mockGetAccountLogins = (
     paginateResponse(accountLogins)
   );
 };
+
+/**
+ * Intercepts GET request to fetch the account network utilization data.
+ *
+ * @returns Cypress chainable.
+ */
+export const interceptGetNetworkUtilization = (): Cypress.Chainable<null> => {
+  return cy.intercept('GET', apiMatcher('account/transfer'));
+};